System Menu

SYSTEM MENU 1

TAPE LENGTH

Allows you to set the tape length depending on the tape used: T20=20 minutes, T30=30 minutes, T35=35 minutes, T40=40 minutes.

•Tape remaining time / is correct only if the correct tape length has been selected.

DISPLAY

FULL: Makes all of the indications appear on the LCD monitor/viewﬁnder during playback or recording.

SIMPLE: Makes the following indications disappear from the LCD monitor/viewﬁnder during recording or playback: 4, tape

remaining time /, , tape length >.

OSD OUTPUT

ON: On-screen indications are displayed.

OFF: On-screen indications are turned off except Date/Time, Instant Title and Warning Indication.

LCD BRIGHT

To adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor, perform the following steps quickly (within approx. 1 second by each interval):

1)Select “LCD BRIGHT” in SYSTEM MENU. The “BRIGHT ON” message appears.

2)Press the BRIGHT Wheel 1 in to return to normal screen.

3)Rotate the BRIGHT Wheel 1 to display the bright level indicator }.

4)Rotate the BRIGHT Wheel 1 until the

appropriate brightness is reached. After the BRIGHT Wheel 1 is released, the indicator soon disappears and adjustment is completed.

DATE/TIME DISP.

The date/time appears in the camcorder or on a connected monitor (set DATE/TIME in SYSTEM MENU ﬁrst pg. 8).

•The selected display will be recorded. If you do not want to record the display, select “OFF” before shooting.

•In the AUTO DATE mode, the camcorder records the date for about 5 seconds when recording is initiated after the date is changed, a cassette is loaded, or AUTO DATE is selected. The date is replaced after 5 seconds with “AUTO DATE” but this is not recorded.

DATE/TIME SET

Allows you to set the current date and time. ( pg. 8)

SYSTEM MENU 2

DEMO MODE

Demonstrates certain functions automatically. Available when the Power Switch $ is set to “” or “” and “DEMO MODE” is set to “ON” (factory-preset).

•To cancel demonstration, set “DEMO MODE” to “OFF”.

•Pressing MENU Wheel 1 directly accesses DEMO MODE menu while the demo is in progress.

•Performing any operation during the demonstration stops the demonstration temporarily. If no operation is performed for more than 1 minute after that, the demonstration will resume.

•“DEMO MODE” remains “ON” even if the camcorder power is turned off.

•When a cassette is in the camcorder, demonstration is not available.

•If you do not detach the Lens Cap, you cannot see the actual changes of the Automatic Demonstration activated on the LCD monitor or viewﬁnder.

REC TIME

You can shoot a series of pictures, each slightly different, of the same object for a brief selected period of time (Animation). REC MODE should be set to “SP”.

Select the desired recording time and press the Recording Start/Stop Button " after focusing on the subject.

•Fade- or wipe-in/out cannot be performed.

•This function is cancelled when the power is turned off or when the cassette is ejected.

•To use this function, it is recommended that SCROLL in TITLE SETUP ( pg. 14) be set to “OFF”.

INT. TIME

You can record sequentially at preset time spans.

Leaving the camcorder aimed at a speciﬁc subject, you can record subtle changes over an extended period of time (Time-Lapse). REC MODE should be set to “SP”.

(Please note that it is necessary to set the REC TIME (Animation) in the SYSTEM MENU before performing the INT. TIME (Time-Lapse) function.)

Select the desired interval time and press the Recording Start/Stop Button ".